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Book SynopsisBuilding informative and interesting exhibits is challenging for small museums. Even museums with minimal budgets can produce quality exhibits with guidance from Great Exhibits! An Exhibit Planning and Construction Handbook for Small Museums. Using research from top exhibit professionals and do-it-yourself installation instructions, small museum staff and volunteers will be able to build professional exhibits.Museum professionals have dedicated years of study to the experiences of museum visitors. Great Exhibits! combines the best academic research that will help small museums understand what needs to go into planning an exhibit with step-by-step instructions that outline the process for planning successful exhibits. Digital interactive technology and simple hands-on experiences are included.To keep up with changing technology, the companion website https://bethsagehansen.wordpress.com/ will be updated regularly to provide resources and current digital technology.The best thing about G
Trade ReviewThere are many handbooks about creating exhibitions, but this is the first one I found that really goes into the basics, the nuts and bolts of exhibit planning and installing. It is especially good for people in small museums who wear many – if not all – hats in the process. The many practical examples from label writing to mannequin building show that you don’t need a big budget to create compelling exhibitions. -- Angela Kipp, collections manager, TECHNOSEUM, Mannheim, Germany, and co-founder and administrator of Registrar Trek
Ms. Hansen's extensive experience with small museums qualifies her as an excellence source of information and inspiration for exhibit makers in similar settings. Her practical guide, rich with suggestions and easy-to-use worksheets, will be useful for small museums of any topic or location. -- Beverly Serrell, Director, Serrell & Associates and author of "Exhibit Labels: An Interpretive Approach"
Table of ContentsList of Tables Foreword Acknowledgments Preface Chapter 1 Why Create an Exhibition? Why do Museums Create Exhibitions? Museum's Mission Permanent or Temporary? Worksheet 1 Chapter 2 Who will Create the Exhibition and When? Who Will Create the Exhibition? Worksheet 2 Timeline Worksheet 3 Chapter 3 What will the Exhibition be About? Audience Topic Public Programming Worksheet 4 Chapter 4 What will People See? Objects and Photographs Worksheet 5 Mood/Visitor Experience Hands-On Activities Room Layout Worksheet 6 Chapter 5 What will we Tell Them? Label Writing Worksheet 7 Auxiliary Materials Worksheet 8 Chapter 6 Will it Work? Evaluation Mock Up Testing Examples Worksheet 9 Chapter 7 How will we Do it? Walls and Hanging Systems Temporary Walls Exhibit Cases Barriers Period Rooms Mannequins Interactive and Hands-on Photo Display Labels for Objects Section Headings and Titles Wall Panel Production Object Display and Mounting Lighting Glossary Bibliography
